Re: Best Variety of Eucalyptus or some other fast growing evergreen tree ?

David, thank you for all your suggestions. Do acacia cause hayfever? I love the look of them and hadn't even thought of them. They will be planted a distance from the house and down wind from us, but my DH does get hayfever occasionally.
I was just reading that E. nicholii is subject to windthrow and was wondering what that was, till I got the description, Karrie, of your tree. We can get some very strong winds here - I will have to rule this one out. Thank you for sharing - your description was very helpful to me.
I remember seeing a mature E. sideroxylon when I took plant id and I recall liking the bark. Now that I am thinking about it though - most Eucalyptus may be too sparse or tall to act as a screen the future home on that piece of land - I need something that is tall but also has leaves near the bottom too. I have two E. polyanthemos but their canopy seems sparse so far. I have three clumping bamboo and water them once a week now that they are established but they are in a grassy area. I am not sure a bamboo look would be good for that area (and the children nearby might find them attractive to cut down - since they will be on the outside of our fence). I find most bamboo of any size are rather expensive in the nursery. I do have one pepper tree planted at the top of the run and it has grown rather quickly from a one gallon size - it is now 7 feet tall and the same size around - it gets kind of sparse looking in the winter though.
I think the acacia might be a better choice. They look like they are stronger in the limbs and I have seen Acacia baileyana growing on several other properties around here in dryer conditions. I just read that A. melanoxylon needs organic matter and moisture compared to other acacia, so I might look for baileyana. It should be readily available in quantity. 

Thanks again David.
Linda
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